CBD for Inflammation: Less Burnout, More Balance

Chronic inflammation is commonly thought to be the root of all disease!

Supplementing with CBD may assist in regulating your immune response, which has a direct effect on inflammation levels.

When you are inflamed your body cannot attain homeostasis, the state of balance it’s always striving towards.

Your Endocannabinoid System is a homeostatic regulator, and CBD is an endocannabinoid modulator. “A what?” I know, I’ll explain.

This means that supplementing with CBD regulates your regulatory system. In other words, it gives your body what it needs to put out the fires that are burning you down! 

Acute Inflammation

Inflammation is the body’s natural immune response. It is not only beneficial, but necessary for healing and survival in cases of injury, infection or irritation.

Chronic Inflammation

Chronic inflammation is a real problem, so much so that it is understood to be the root of all diseases! Persistent inflammation can lead to long-lasting afflictions like allergies, asthma, arthritis, cancer, autoimmune disease, bursitis, colitis, heart disease, infection, osteoporosis, and more. It can also cause you to feel fatigued, make it harder to lose weight and recover from your workouts, cause you to get sick more easily and stay sick longer.

What Causes Chronic Inflammation?

Diet

Most Americans suffer from chronic inflammation because of the Standard American Diet, or ‘SAD’ (in more ways than one). The majority of Americans consume too many refined sugars and carbohydrates, chemicals, preservatives and hormones, while not consuming enough antioxidants and nutrients.

Environmental Toxins

Everyday exposure to toxins like BPAs in plastic water bottles, general air pollution, and trace amounts of heavy metals and pesticides in our food supply can all add up to be a significant source of inflammation.

Stress and Poor Sleep

Another big inflammation booster is stress. Cortisol, the stress hormone, becomes chronically elevated during times of prolonged stress. When cortisol spikes, your immune system and adrenals go into overdrive in response to the “DANGER” message they are receiving. The danger in chronic stress and chronically elevated cortisol is that overdrive turns to burnout quicker than you’d think.

Fight or flight mode kicks on in a big way when cortisol levels are up. Your system assumes if you’re that stressed, then there must be an emergency that needs immediate attention for the sake of survival. In response, your sympathetic nervous system kicks in and is ready to do 1 of 2 things: fight for survival, or run.

It is a vicious cycle:

• Stress causes inflammation and poor sleep
• Poor sleep causes more inflammation.

Controlling cortisol levels can help your body focus on thriving rather than just surviving.

Athletes & Fitness Enthusiasts (Nobody’s Safe)

Working out causes micro-traumas to the muscle and essentially breaks you down in order to build you back stronger. But, what happens when you don’t take the proper steps to rebuild?

If you aren’t taking enough recovery time, eating enough protein and nutrient-dense foods (letting your body heal), then you are going to get stuck in an inflammation cycle. Without proper recovery, you are not allowing the acute, controlled inflammatory response to subside. This results in low-grade chronic inflammation which will ultimately hinder your goals. Tissue that does not heal completely produce inflammatory chemicals that promote inflammation throughout the whole body. 

CBD to the Rescue?

CBD has been shown to have a marked effect on the immune response. It interacts with pathways of the body and Endocannabinoid System that are closely related to immune function.

Cannabinoids suppress the inflammatory response and decrease disease by regulating the activity of neurotransmitters and receptor sites that play a critical role in immune function. (Nichols, Kaplan)

CBD as an Effective Antioxidant

CBD, and cannabinoids in general, have a powerful antioxidant effect, helping free the body of free radicals. (click here to view the US government’s patent: Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants). Chronically high levels of free radicals in your body cause a prolonged immune response… and a prolonged immune response is just another way of saying… you guessed it: CHRONIC INFLAMMATION! 

• A study published in the Free Radical Biology & Medicine Journal showed that CBD can be helpful in lessening the impact of inflammation caused by oxidative stress, decreasing the risk of organ damage and dysfunction.

CBD and the Immune System

When your immune system is on the fritz, your body is in attack mode; it sees threats all over the place and is more concerned about mitigating disaster than building strength and vitality. 

CBD is the ultimate internal firefighter because not only does it directly regulate the immune system by interacting with the CB2 receptors within the immune system, it also helps to relieve anxiety and regulate sleep which lowers cortisol levels and allows your body to chill out.

CBD for Mind-Body Balance: Restoring Homeostasis

When inflammation is present, homeostasis (the body’s ideal state of balance) cannot be attained.

CBD reduces inflammation, bringing us closer to achieving homeostasis. It also balances our Endocannabinoid System, which plays a very important role in regulating homeostasis and the balance between mind and body. 

TONIC’s OG & Chill Doses take these capabilities a step further by adding adaptogenic ashwagandha root.

Ashwagandha is a restorative and balancing herb that reduces the effects of chronic stress, boosts immune function, and relieves anxiety, working synergistically with full-spectrum hemp extract to make you feel better, look better, and live better.  

Immune System Regulation + Stress Relief + Endocannabinoid System Balance = Inflammation’s Worst Nightmare. 

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